Sylvester Sample - bass

Sylvester Sample, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, holds a B.S. from Memphis State and an M.B.A. from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His performing experience is extensive including performances with: James Williams, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Bill Easley, Diane Carroll, Harold Mabern, Donald Brown, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Marian McPartland, Clark Terry, John Davidson any many more. He also toured with Isaac Hayes / Dionne Warwick - A Man and a Woman Tour, and Rufus & Carla Thomas. His recording credits include James Williams - Flying Colors; Midtown Jazz Mobile - Bakatak; Fugitive Gerard Harris - No Strings Attached, Backswing - Backswing, The Big Band Sound of Memphis; Lannie McMillan - Breakin' Through; and MSU Jazzband A - ...On Tour; Doin' Time.

Performed in concert with:

James Williams	Phineas Newborn, Jr.	Bill Easley	Diane Carroll
Harold Mabern	Donald Brown	Sammy Davis, Jr.	Bob Hope
Marian McPartland	Mulgrew Miller	Charley Rich	Brook Benton
Bill Watrous	Wynton Marsalis	Toots Theilmans	Wayne Newton
Bill Pierce	David Newman	Eddie Harris	Woody Shaw
Rosemary Clooney	Bobby Broom	Tony Reedus	Danny Thomas
Albert Mangelsdorf	Lenny White	Chuck Loeb	Pat Metheny
Clark Terry	Jimmy Walker	Bob Crosby	Marvin Stamm
John Davidson	Carla Thomas	Rufus Thomas	Vanese Thomas

Toured with:

Isaac Hayes / Dionne Warwick - A Man and a Woman Tour

Rufus & Carla Thomas

 

Group Affiliations:

Memphis, TN	Chicago, IL / Milwaukee, WI
Midtown Jazz Mobile	Tony Caselli Orchestra
Herman Green & The Green Machine	Al Lake Orchestra
Edwin Hubbard
Dansyl	Columbus, OH
Ernie Burnhart Orchestra	Rick Brunetto Bigband
Backswing Orchestra	Dwight Lenox

Discography:

James Williams - Flying Colors

Midtown Jazz Mobile - Bakatak; Fugitive

Gerard Harris - No Strings Attached

Backswing - Backswing, The Big Band Sound of Memphis

Lannie McMillan - Breakin’ Through

MSU Jazz Band A - ...On Tour; Doin’ Time

 

Education:

B.S., University of Memphis

M.B.A., Illinois Institute of Technology

 

Day Job:

Technical Services Manager with a major truck and engine manufacturer